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In this first history of the military ambulance, historian John S. Haller Jr. documents the development of medical technologies for treating and transporting wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Noting that the word ambulance has been used to refer to both a mobile medical support system and a mode of transport, Haller takes readers back to the origins of the modern ambulance, covering their evolution in depth from the late eighteenth century through World War I.The rising nationalism, economic and imperial competition, and military alliances and arms races of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries figure prominently in this history of the military ambulance, which focuses mainly on British and American technological advancements. Beginning with changes introduced by DominiqueJean Larrey during the Napoleonic Wars, the book traces the organizational and technological challenges faced by opposing armies in the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the FrancoPrussian War, and the Philippines Insurrection, then climaxes with the trench warfare that defined World War I. The operative word is challenges of medical care and evacuation because while some things learned in a conflict are carried into the next, too often, the spasms of war force its participants to repeat the errors of the past before acquiring much needed insight.More than a history of medical evacuation systems and vehicles, this exhaustively researched and richly illustrated volume tells a fascinating story, giving readers a unique perspective of the changing nature of warfare in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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I was looking for a more pictorial book, but this is mostly text. While the content is rich, I had hoped for more visuals or photographs to break it up. It's informative, just maybe not the style I was hoping for.
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Sophie Leclercq
Not what I expected
I was looking for a more pictorial book, but this is mostly text. While the content is rich, I had hoped for more visuals or photographs to break it up. It's informative, just maybe not the style I was hoping for.
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Sophie Leclercq
Not what I expected
I was looking for a more pictorial book, but this is mostly text. While the content is rich, I had hoped for more visuals or photographs to break it up. It's informative, just maybe not the style I was hoping for.
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Ethan Smith
Thorough and enlightening
I've always been curious about wartime medicine and this book does an amazing job of tracing that journey. The author's approach is clear, and I learned so much about the role of ambulances in conflicts that shaped history. Recommended!
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Ethan Smith
Thorough and enlightening
I've always been curious about wartime medicine and this book does an amazing job of tracing that journey. The author's approach is clear, and I learned so much about the role of ambulances in conflicts that shaped history. Recommended!
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